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If you say you don't do it, or haven't done it,
the numbers may call you a liar. Texting,
reading or sending email, using social media,
even posting "selfies" have all been documented
on our roadways, sometimes with tragic result

People who make at least six figures a year and are looking for love
online tend to be iPhone users, while their Android counterparts make
on average less than $60,000 a year, according to new data from a
mobile dating application.

Utah is often cited as a success story. Generally speaking, Utahns take
pride in the state's economic performance, sound management and
positive attributes. However, success and growth brings their own set
of challenges and danger.

Salt Lake County Parks and Recreation planners
are asking the public's help in shaping a
master plan for the county's parks and
recreation centers. Six public meetings will be
conducted in May to seek public input.

Whether you're an avid car guy who loves the smell of new leather, or
just tired of your old clunker rattling at every stop light, spring is a
great time to go car shopping. Before you start hitting the lots,
however, it pays to plan in advance.

Sophea Larsen was reunited with her family Wednesday afternoon
following large-scale search conducted by the Unified Police
Department. The toddler was dropped off at the home of a relative
who then contacted police, Sheriff Jim Winder said.

The wet, cool April water managers had hoped for in Utah did a disappearing act, and with that hopes of a decent runoff season all but evaporated. Farmers who rely on streams for irrigation are in for another tough year and reservoir storage is down.

The Department of Workforce Services, in partnership with the Utah State Office of Education and the STEM Action Center, has launched a $6 million grant program to help Utah schools create science, technology, engineering and math education programs.

David Elijah Jensen, 23, was sentenced to two
consecutive terms of three-years-to-life in
prison Wednesday for abusing an 11-year-old
patient while working as a nurse's assistant
at
Primary Children's Hospital.

This Mother's Day, build up Mom's personal
library, as well as her collection for the
little ones in her life. Give her the gift of
one book to read for herself and another to
read to her children or grandchildren.

Starting May 13, searching the web, taking a
picture and dialing a phone number with your
hands while driving will be illegal. The new
restrictions essentially ban manipulating your
phone with your hands, with a few exceptions.

Social media paid dividends Wednesday as Unified police used it to
ratchet up pressure to safely recover a 15-month-old girl. Police
agencies around the state are finding new social alternatives to solve
cases.

After they were nearly tricked by a fake IRS
agent, a refugee family living in Cottonwood
Heights wants to make sure others know about
the telephone scam. They say the caller uses
threats to try and scare people out of their
money.